The beginning of the Paleozoic Era witnessed the breakup of the supercontinent of Pannotia and ended while the supercontinent Pangaea was assembling.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 14). Paleozoic. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 22, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paleozoic&oldid=1207356799

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Paleozoic (Wikipedia) The Paleozoic (IPA: /ˌpæli.əˈzoʊ.ɪk,-i.oʊ-, ˌpeɪ-/ PAL-ee-ə-ZOH-ik, -⁠ee-oh-, PAY-; or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. Beginning 538.8 million years ago (Ma), it succeeds the Neoproterozoic (the last era of the Proterozoic Eon) and ends 251.9 Ma at the start of the Mesozoic Era.

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